About Us

Merrol Hyde Magnet School, established in 2003, is in Sumner County, Hendersonville, Tennessee. MHMS draws students from all over Sumner County, including Gallatin, Hendersonville, Goodlettsville, Portland, Westmoreland, White House, and Bethpage. Hendersonville is a suburb of Nashville, located on Old Hickory Lake, with a population of 60,000. The Sumner County School System of which Hendersonville is a part, is under the direction of the Sumner County Board of Education. Twenty-three elementary schools, nine middle schools, eight high schools, one academic magnet school, and Volunteer State Community College, a two-year, state supported institution, serve the county.

Merrol Hyde Magnet School is a traditional academic school with a focus on foreign language. It is accredited by the Tennessee Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. MHMS has a school enrollment of approximately 650 in grades K-12 and utilizes the Paideia philosophy. To be eligible for admission, students must meet a selection criterion of 85 percentile or higher in reading, language, and math on a nationally normed standardized entrance exam. Therefore, students are in the top 15% of their class before coming to MHMS. Once attending MHMS, the students must successfully complete the school's challenging coursework.

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